Euro 2012 Qualifiers
Buyers of England's win index in Cardiff will be pleased to see that the Three Lions have a 100% record in their last two matches on the road. Wales are bottom of the group, having lost all three matches and those spread punters intent on selling the away side's win index should note that England have won 64 of their 100 matches against the Welsh.
Wales' win index may appeal to some under the guidance of new manager Gary Speed, but the hosts have won only 15 of the 100 meetings against England. The two sides have met twice before in European qualifying and England's spread supporters will be delighted to find that the side won both contests to nil. The first Euro qualifier finished 2-0 and the match in Wales was 1-0.
Spread buyers of the match supremacy will be interested to learn that Wales have lost their previous four internationals. Further support for match supremacy buyers is that Wales have found the net just once in that period. The past two defeats have both been by three goals and they lost their most recent home game 1-0 to Bulgaria.
Those with an interest in the total goals market may have seen that Wales' two most recent games have produced eight goals, while England's last two have produced six. Total goal sellers will be hoping for a repeat performance of the Three Lions' 0-0 last group result against Montenegro.
Spread sellers of the bookings index might have spotted that there have only been three yellow cards brandished in the last two competitive clashes between the nations. Buyers of the bookings index could argue that England's last Euro qualifier produced a total of nine cautions and a sum of 90 points in the market. Sporting Index's first match goal market may be of interest to spread bettors as in England's past two matches the opener has been scored in the 8th and 16th minute.
Ireland face Macedonia on Saturday evening and buyers of the host's win index will be concerned that the side have been beaten in three of their last five home internationals. Some positive news for those buying Ireland's win index is that Macedonia have not won for three matches, losing two of those and failing to score in that period.
Northern Ireland get the Home Nations action underway on Friday evening when they face Serbia, who have won their last two games to nil - which will please match supremacy buyers. Nigel Worthington's side have not won in four matches and were hammered 3-0 by Scotland last time out.
Total goal minute buyers might be interested to find that the three most recent Northern Irish matches have averaged 126 minutes per game.
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